August 27, 2013

The Social Network: Facebook, Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Opera, Mediatek, and Qualcomm launch Internet.org to tap rural consumers by offering cheaper access to internet and mobile phones. While the tech firms are being lauded for providing 'greater connectivity', users still recovering from NSA surveillance scandal. In the absence of any oversight-mechanism either for state or industry, privacy experts are asking if Indian users will be exposed to even greater data theft. (India Technology special, Mobile news, Analysis, Discussion)